Holder for neckties and other articles



K. WARING Jan. 10, 1939.

HOLDER FOR NECKTIES AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed Feb. 18, 1938 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR NECKTIES AND OTHER ARTICLES 7 Claims.

The invention relates to holders for neckties and other articles, and more particularly to an article of this type which may be used to permit the storage and display of a number of neckties or other articles.

The holder of the invention, while capable of use as a display device in the merchandising of neckties and similar articles, is intended primarily for use by the individual in storing neckties in a conveniently accessible manner which will permit a tie to be readily selected and removed from a group of ties in the holder without disturbing other ties.

In a holder embodying the invention, the construction is such as to permit a tie to be readily and quickly mounted in the holder in a manner to develop a sufliciently firm grip upon the tie to prevent its accidental escape therefrom, and yet permit the removal of any tie by a quick jerk thereupon without disturbing other ties in the holder, even though the tie to be removed is superimposed upon other ties, or has other ties superimposed thereupon.

In a holder embodying the invention, a tie is firmly engaged between a gripping flange and an opposed highly resilient body which will yield readily at any part thereof when a tie is inserted between it and the gripper flange, either when placing a tie in the holder or when removing it therefrom. This resilient body will rapidly react or reflex, thus preventing the escape of other ties in the holder when either placing a tie therein or removing it therefrom. By reason of the high flexibility of this body, its compression and expansion will be limited to a portion of said body engageable with any particular tie, and will not extend throughout the entire body.

It is possible, in a holder embodying the invention, to so construct the various parts as to exclude dust and dirt from those portions thereof engageable with the ties or other articles, and to provide a surface from which any dust or dirt accumulated thereon may be readily removed, this surface being so positioned as to prevent the depositing of dust or dirt upon articles within the holder.

As will more fully appear hereinafter, the holder of the invention embodies a casing of sheet material which may be readily given the desired form to retain a highly resilient body, such as sponge rubber, in proper relation to the casing, thus not only facilitating a rapid assembly of the parts, but ensuring the maintenance of the parts in the proper operative relation over long periods of use of a holder.

The manner of constructing the holder is such as to permit it to be produced in various artistic finishes and various colors to increase its attractive appearance and furnish a wide range of finishes without altering the structural characteristics of the holder.

While in a holder embodying the invention, I prefer to secure the highly resilient body in place by merely confining it within the walls of the casing and between end blocks to be utilized in securing the article in position upon a door or wall, this body may be secured in position by being'cemented to an inner wall or walls of the casing, alone or in conjunction with the use of end blocks.

The invention consists primarily in a holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a laterally elongated casing having a back wall, a top and a front facing depending from said top, and having. an inwardly directed flange and a body of highly resilient material within said casing and in engageable relation with said inwardly directed flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange; and in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as are hereinafter set forth and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. l is a perspective view of a holder for neckties or other articles embodying the invention, broken away and longitudinally condensed;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the relation of parts when a necktie or other article is inserted in the holder; and

Fig. 4 is an exploded View of the parts at one end of the holder.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the holder comprises a casing having a back wall it, a top H, and a front facing l2 pendant from the top I I and extending downwardly about one-third of the heighth of the casing. At the lower edge of this front facing 12 is an inwardly directed flange. 13, preferably extending throughout the length of the facing l2. I also preferably provide the casing with a forwardly directed bottom flange l4.

Preferably, this casing is made of sheet metal bent to form. This metal may be plated or enamelled to give an attractive finish to the article, and should have a high polish.

Within the casing is a body I5 of' highly resilient, soft material, such as sponge rubber. This body I5 is preferably rectangular in cross section, and its dimensions are such as to engage the back I0, top II, bottom flange I4, when it is used, and the edge of the inwardly or rearwardly directed flange I3, in a manner to be compressed by this flange, as indicated at I6 in Figs. 1 and 2. The extent of penetration of the body by the flange need not be great, but some compression of the body by the flange is desirable as ensuring the development of the desired pressure upon a tie or other article to result in' frictional resistance to the movement of the article from its own weight.

The body I5 may be retained within the casing either by being cemented to the inner face of the back' wall I0 and top II, or by merely being confined within said casing by the walls thereof and the inwardly or rearwardly directed flange I3.

The casingand the body I5 may have any desired length, although by reason of the possibility of superimposing one tie upon another at the same point of the body, a large number of ties may be stored within the holder with a fairly short length of the body I5.

To give an attractive finish to the article, I preferably provide end 'blocks H of Bakelite or any other desired readily moldable plastic, fitting within the ends of the casing and held in relation thereto by the back wall, top, facing I2, inwardly or rearwardly directed flange I 3 and bottom flange I 4. So as to completely close the ends of the casing, each block I1 is provided with a slot I8 adapted to receive the inwardly directed flange I3. 7 i i The end blocks H are secured to the casing by means of screws I9 passing through openings 20 in said bloc is and through the back wall, these screws being utilized to mount the holder upon a door, wall on any other conveniently accessible 7 point. i

- edge of the. flange I3 and the face of the body I5.

While, in the embodiment of the invention shown, the construction of the holder is such as to permit it to be mounted upon a door, wall or other plane surface, is obvious that the manner of mounting the holder is immaterial to the invention and may take a wide variety of different forms commonly used in display or storage devices.

In use, in order to insert a tie within the holder, it is merely necessary to fold the tie double and insert the folded portion thereof in the holder by compressing the highly compressible resilient body 5 to an extent to permit the folded end of the tie to be pressed between the body I5 and the inner edge of the flange I3 until this folded edge takes the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The space 2| limits the clamping ac tion to the portion of the tie or other article between the edge of the flange and the body I5 as the latter reacts or reflexes when the pressure from the finger is relieved.

It has been found in actual use, that several ties may be superimposed one upon the other and mounted in the holder one after the other without disturbing ties already in position in the holder, and that any selected tie of those thus superimposed may be removed without disturbingthe remaining ties. Ordinarily, however, this practice will not be resorted to because with a ten or fifteen inch holder, fifteen to twenty ties may be stored by lapping them one over the other instead of superimposing them in the manner above referred to. 1

The action of the sponge rubber body I5 is, by reason of the high resiliency of this material and "its great compressibility, localized to adjacent each tie, so that in mounting ties in the holder or removing them therefrom, the grip upon all other ties in the holder remains sufliciently strong to prevent the accidental removal of one tie with another. Under no circumstances will a tie ever escape from the holder as a result of its own weight or slippage of the tie in relation to some part of the holder.

I have found sponge rubber to be highly desirable in a holder embodying the invention, not only because of its softness. and its resiliency, but because it ofiersstrong friction-a1 resistance to the movement of atie in the holder. Further more, it may be produced in a wide range of attractive colors, thus. permitting the development of a line of holders all of different colors,

or combinations of colors, but all having thesame rstructural characteristics. W By the use of an inwardly directed flange I3 :of a depth to compress or penetrate the body I5, the material of the body is caused to overlap the flange adjacent the edge thereto, *to an extent to impartia bend to the portion of the article between the flange and the body, thus ensuring a'more effective gripping action of these parts upon that article.

The dimensions of the top II and the depth of the inwardly directed flange I3 are such. as to overhang the front face of'the body in a manner to prevent the settling of dust upon ties or other articles within the holder. In fact, any dust will accumulate upon the top of the holder where it may be readily removed by a dust cloth.

The exposed portion of the body I5 below the flange i3 and articles mounte the holder are thus protected by the overhang of the top of the casing,:due to the difference in dimensions of said top and of said body.

In assembling the device, the casing is first formed and finished. A body I5 of sponge rubber or other highly compressible resilient material is then compacted and inserted within the casing.

When the body is released, it expands at all points, except where engaged by the edge of the inwardly directed flange I3, so that the body will overlay the edge of this flange, both at the top and at the bottom thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The portion of the body extending into the space 2!, after it has been compressed when inserting a tie or other article therein,forces a portion of this article above the flange within said space and outwardly below the flange, thus causing a slight fold in the material of the article highly effective in retaining the article in the holder.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown in the accompanying drawing, it being obvious that Various changes in form and dimension may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is:

1. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a laterally elongated casing having a back wall, a top and a front facing depending from said top, and having an inwardly directed flange and a body of highly resilient material within said casing and in engageable relation with said inwardly directed flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange.

2. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a casing having a back wall, a top, a bottom flange projecting forwardly from said back wall of a depth less than the width of said top, and a front facing depending from said top, and having an inwardly directed flange and a body of highly resilient material, the cross sectional dimensions of which are greater than said bottom flange but less than said top, said body being positioned within said casing and in engageable relation with said inwardly directed flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange.

3. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a casing having a back wall, a

top and a front facing depending from said top,.

and having an inwardly directed flange, a body of highly resilient material within said casing and in engageable relation with said inwardly directed flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange, and end blocks engageable by said inwardly directed flange within and closing the opposite ends of said casing.

4. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a casing having a back wall, a top and a front facing depending from said top, and having an inwardly directed flange and a body of highly resilient material, the cross sectional dimensions of which are less than said top but greater than the distance between the edge of said flange and said back wall, said body being held within said casing with the portion thereof engaged with said inwardly directed flange compressed so as to lap the top and the bottom of said flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange, and said top will overhand and prevent the settling of dust upon the front face of said body and ties or other articles.

5. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a casing having a back wall, a top, a bottom flange projecting forwardly from said back wall of a depth less than the width of said top, and a front facing depending from said top, and having an inwardly directed flange and a body of highly resilient material, the cross sectional dimensions of which are less than said top but greater than the distance between the edge of said inwardly directed flange and said back wall, said body being held within said cas ing with the portion thereof engaged with said inwardly directed flange compressed so as to lap the top and the bottom of said flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said inwardly directed flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange, and said top will overhang and prevent the settling of dust upon the front face of said body and ties or other articles.

6. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a casing having a back wall, a top and a front facing depending from said top, and having an inwardly directed flange, a body of highly resilient material, the cross sectional dimensions of which are less than said top but greater than the distance between the edge of said flange and said back wall, said body being held within said casing with the portion thereof engaged with said inwardly directed flange compressed so as to lap the top and the bottom of said flange, whereby a necktie or other article may be positioned within said holder by compressing said resilient body and inserting the article between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against said flange, and said top will overhang and prevent the settling of dust upon the front face of said body and ties or other articles, and end blocks engageable by said inwardly directed flange within and closing the opposite ends of said casing.

7. A holder for neckties and other articles embodying therein a sheet metal casing formed to provide a back wall, a top and a front facing depending from said top of a depth less than said back wall, and having an inwardly directed flange and a body of sponge rubber rectangular in cross section and of dimensions less than the width of said top but greater than the distance between the edge of said inwardly directed flange and said back wall, said body being held within said casing with the portion thereof engaged with said inwardly directed flange compressed so as to lap the top and the bottom of said flange, whereby said top overhangs the front face of said body of sponge rubber, and space is afforded between the upper face of said flange and the inner face of said top adjacent said front facing, the resiliency of said body permitting a necktie or other article to be inserted between it and said flange, so that the reflex action of said body will yieldingly clamp said tie or other article against and about the edge of said flange.

KJELL WARING. 

